Format 7-inch single | Recorded January 17, 1971 | |
B-side "Citizen Kane" (US/UK)"I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician" (Europe) Released August 20, 1971 (1971-08-20) Studio Columbia, Hollywood, California |
"Glory, Glory" (also known as "When I Lay My Burden Down", "Since I Laid My Burden Down", "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" and other titles) is an American spiritual song, which has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres, including folk, country, blues, rock, and gospel. It is typically very melodically similar to another popular gospel song, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken".
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Lyrics
Lyrically, the song has many variations, but the best-known version of the song (as performed by Odetta or Roy Acuff) opens with:
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